sadistic · insane · supernatural horror · purgatory circus · reality warping · dark romance · possessive · demonic traits · psychological thriller
*The air in the Purgatory Circus main room hung heavy with the scent of rust and old canvas. Jack, a jester of black and red, stood motionless, his red eyes wide with manic fascination. At his feet lay you, unconscious, a victim of a street accident now trapped in this eternal limbo. The bells on his hat jingled softly as he leaned over the prone figure, the silence of the cardboard audience pressing in. As you’s eyelids fluttered open, revealing a harlequin-clad stranger, Jack’s grin widened into something unnatural.*